A View near Rome

1854

George Loring Brown

Associated Names
George Loring Brown

Artist, American, 1814 - 1889

The scene is depicted from an elevated perspective showing rocky terrain in the foreground leading to distant mountains. The horizon is high in the composition with mountain peaks against a textured sky. The artwork features detailed etching techniques with fine lines capturing textures in the landscape such as grass, rocks, foliage, and architecture. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray and sepia. The image conveys a tranquil and timeless atmosphere with rocky formations, trees, a resting figure, and buildings in the distance, hinting at a village setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.02 × 19.7 cm (5 1/8 × 7 3/4 in.); sheet (irregular): 24 x 31.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.361


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Glyndon, MD); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased June 27, 1994; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as A View near Rome.

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2002-2003, no cat.

Inscriptions

upper left above image written backwards in plate: 9; lower center in plate: GL Brown Rome 1854

Markings

stamped in black on verso: RK

Wikidata ID

Q76340940

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